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textbook

[ tekst-book ]

noun

  1. a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.


adjective

  1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or seemingly suitable for inclusion in a textbook; typical; classic:

    a textbook case.

textbook

/ ˈ³ÙÉ›°ì²õ³ÙËŒ²úÊŠ°ì /

noun

    1. a book used as a standard source of information on a particular subject
    2. ( as modifier )

      a textbook example

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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of textbook1

First recorded in 1720–30; text + book
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“Having his textbooks out, listening to lectures at his desk, not even giving a s—,†she said.

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"I'm told my symptoms were a textbook case for bipolar lows and highs – energetic, grandiose language, erratic – but no one even considered this diagnosis for me until I was sectioned."

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In a nice irony, Merzbacher would later author the standard textbook in that field.

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It says that textbooks advocated by the Taliban promote its political and military activities, and prohibited the mixing of men and women, as well as endorsing the enforced wearing of the hijab.

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They were so paranoid that they began reviewing textbooks for northern bias.

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